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Does the minimum wage keep up with the cost of living?https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/apr/15/minimum-wage-increases-versus-inflation
The minimum wage has risen below the rate of inflation since 2009 and this trend looks set to continue with the 12p increase announced today.<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">• More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>Vince Cable's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/apr/15/minimum-wage-rise"> announcement of a 12p rise in the minimum wage</a>making it £6.31 from October this year will yet again see the pay for lowest earners increase under the rate of inflation.</p><p>The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 was one of the flagship policies of Tony Blair's newly elected Labour government. From April 1999, every worker over the age of 22 was legally entitled to at least £3.60 an hour. In 2010, it began to apply to employees aged 21 and over*.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/apr/15/minimum-wage-increases-versus-inflation">Continue reading...</a>UK newsMinimum wageSocietyPovertyYoung peopleBusinessMoneyPoliticsEconomic policyVince CableGeorge OsborneTony BlairLiberal-Conservative coalitionMon, 15 Apr 2013 15:34:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/apr/15/minimum-wage-increases-versus-inflationPhotograph: Ann Pickford/Rex FeaturesBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the minimum wage will rise from £6.19 to £6.31 in October this year. Photograph: Ann Pickford/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Ann Pickford/Rex FeaturesBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the minimum wage will rise from £6.19 to £6.31 in October this year. Photograph: Ann Pickford/Rex FeaturesGeorge Arnett2013-04-15T15:34:00ZIs the weather worse under the Coalition government? Visualisedhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/mar/22/weather-worse-coalition-government
How does the weather under the Tory/Lib Dem coalition compare to previous administrations?<br />• <a href="#data">Download the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>Is it possible that David Cameron's Britain is a colder place than Tony Blair's? Or one with less sunshine? Well, maybe.</p><p>For those who feel that the UK is turning - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/quotes">like Narnia under the White Witch - into a land where it is "always winter and never Christmas"</a> we wondered how the weather has changed under this government - and how it compares to previous parties in power.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/mar/22/weather-worse-coalition-government">Continue reading...</a>WeatherUK newsLiberal-Conservative coalitionMargaret ThatcherJohn MajorTony BlairGordon BrownDavid CameronClimate changeEnvironmentPoliticsData visualisationsFri, 22 Mar 2013 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/mar/22/weather-worse-coalition-governmentPhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PAIs the weather worse under this government? A snow-plough clears the A66 near Bowes, County Durham. Forecasters have warned that another cold snap is on its way - with parts of the country facing more snow and freezing temperatures. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PAPhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PAIs the weather worse under this government? A snow-plough clears the A66 near Bowes, County Durham. Forecasters have warned that another cold snap is on its way - with parts of the country facing more snow and freezing temperatures. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PASimon Rogers2013-03-22T13:00:00ZU-turns: is this the most indecisive government ever? Help us crowdsource the ultimate indexhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/feb/07/u-turn-index-government
Or was it Gordon Brown's or Tony Blair's? We want the Datablog U-Turn index to be the ultimate guide to government climb-downs. Can you help?<br />• <a href="#form">Find the u-turn</a><br />• <a href="#data">Download the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>Is David Cameron's government the most u-turney ever?</p><p>The government backed away from plans to scrap GCSEs today. And, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/feb/07/michael-gove-gcse-ebacc-politics-live#block-51136ddab5790c5937938b10">as Andrew Sparrow writes today</a></p><p>In political reporting the word "U-turn" attracts the word "humiliating" like a magnet</p><p>To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the 'U-turn', I have only one thing to say: "You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning." </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/feb/07/u-turn-index-government">Continue reading...</a>PoliticsLiberal-Conservative coalitionDavid CameronTony BlairGordon BrownJohn MajorMargaret ThatcherUK newsThu, 07 Feb 2013 14:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/feb/07/u-turn-index-governmentPhotograph: AlamyHow often do government U-turn? Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyHow often do government U-turn? Photograph: AlamySimon Rogers2013-02-07T14:15:00ZThe text of the Queen's speech as a wordle - and how it compares to 1997https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/may/25/queens-speech-wordle-text
Which words did her majesty use most?<p>We still like <a href="http://www.wordle.net">Wordles</a> - and as a way of comparing how language is used, they still lead the pack.</p><p>We were curious to see if the Queen's speech written by David Cameron and Nick Clegg is all that different to one written by Tony Blair after his 1997 victory. There's a great <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/occasions/stateopening/queensspeeches/">archive of Queen's speeches on the Parliament website</a> if you want to repeat the exercise. <strong>Just click on the image to see both side by side.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/may/25/queens-speech-wordle-text">Continue reading...</a>Queen's speechPoliticsHouse of CommonsLiberal-Conservative coalitionUK newsDavid CameronNick CleggThe QueenTony BlairQueen's speech 2010Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/may/25/queens-speech-wordle-textPhotograph: Public DomainThe Queen's speech, 2010, as a wordlePhotograph: Public DomainThe Queen's speech, 2010, as a wordleSimon Rogers2010-05-25T12:49:35ZMichael White explains: What has happened to our political system?https://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/30/factfile-uk-politics
The Guardian's political commentator introduces our factfile - and the full dataset behind it<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><p>It takes quite an effort to remember Britain as it was before Tony and Cherie Blair first entered Downing St on a wave of public expectation in May 1997. No one then knew what an asbo was, an Islamist, a civil partnership or top-up fees, let alone the significance of 9/11 and 7/7. Princess Diana was still a troubled royal, not a symbol of raw public emotions, so different from the older Britain's stiff upper lip. Reality TV shows would come to be their embodiment and politicians would have to come to terms with them too.</p><p>The euphoric mood that May afternoon was dangerously heightened by Blair's record post-war Commons New Labour majority, complete with "Blair babes," even by the bright sunshine and flurry of Union flags which accompanied the new prime minister's arrival. "Cool Britannia" was soon identified with the new regime - though not for long.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/30/factfile-uk-politics">Continue reading...</a>PoliticsGeneral election 2010Public services policySocietyTax and spendingEuropean commissionEuroWorld newsTony BlairCherie BlairLabourConservativesLiberal DemocratsAsbosCivil partnershipsJohn MajorMargaret ThatcherGordon BrownIraqAfghanistanThu, 29 Apr 2010 23:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/30/factfile-uk-politicsPhotograph: Jenny Ridley/GuardianClick image for full graphic. The Guardian and the Institute for Fiscal Studies present the ultimate guide to how central government spends our money - and how it has changed since last year. From hospital beds to missiles, this is what happens to your taxes. Graphic: Jenny RidleyPhotograph: Jenny Ridley/GuardianClick image for full graphic. The Guardian and the Institute for Fiscal Studies present the ultimate guide to how central government spends our money - and how it has changed since last year. From hospital beds to missiles, this is what happens to your taxes. Graphic: Jenny RidleyMichael White2010-04-29T23:05:00ZLarry Elliott explains: What has happened to the UK's economy?https://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/25/factfile-uk-economy-gdp-data
The Guardian's economics editor introduces our economic factile - and the full data behind it<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br />• <em>Don't miss a week of these definitive guides to the UK in <strong>The Guardian</strong> and <strong>The Observer</strong>. Tomorrow: crime; Tuesday: education; Wednesday: environment; Thursday: health; Friday: politics</em><p>The NICE decade that turned nasty. Labour's economic record over the past 13 years is summed up by those six words.</p><p>NICE, coined by Mervyn King, stood for non-inflationary constant expansion and described the benign environment that Tony Blair inherited in May 1997. Growth was strong, house prices were rising gently, unemployment was falling and the budget deficit was coming down.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/25/factfile-uk-economy-gdp-data">Continue reading...</a>BusinessEconomicsCredit crunchBankruptcy and IVAsMoneyHouse pricesUnemployment and employment statisticsEconomic growth (GDP)Global recessionWorld newsUK newsPoliticsGeneral election 2010Economic policyMervyn KingNorthern RockGordon BrownTony BlairUK unemployment and employment statisticsSat, 24 Apr 2010 23:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/2010/apr/25/factfile-uk-economy-gdp-dataPhotograph: GuardianClick image for full graphic. These figures, from the IMF, show the GDP for the world's biggest economies. For the biggest of the developed nations, the story of the last century was one of growth, interrupted by the odd global war. This century is already seeing a change, as the new powerhouses of the east rise up the league table. China, India, Brazil - will these be the top countries in a decade's time?Photograph: GuardianClick image for full graphic. These figures, from the IMF, show the GDP for the world's biggest economies. For the biggest of the developed nations, the story of the last century was one of growth, interrupted by the odd global war. This century is already seeing a change, as the new powerhouses of the east rise up the league table. China, India, Brazil - will these be the top countries in a decade's time?Larry Elliott2010-04-24T23:05:00Z